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Loiano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Roma 1, Loiano.

Loiano, on the Futa ridge between the Savena and Idice valleys

Loiano sits above 700 metres on the ridge between the Savena and Idice valleys, along the Futa road that climbs from Bologna towards Florence. Bologna is some thirty-five kilometres of bends away. Within the municipality the University of Bologna has run an astronomical observing station for decades, a sign that the night skies are still dark. The municipality includes several scattered hamlets, among them Scanello and Roncastaldo, set among woods, meadows and eroded clay slopes.

For a long time it was a summer retreat for people from Bologna, and many houses are still second homes. If you plan to live here all year, think about winter: the climate zone is F, the coldest, with frequent snow, high heating bills and roads that call for winter tyres. Anyone working in Bologna faces a drive that is far from short.

There are 4,510 residents, up 1.7% on 2011, a sign that the village attracts people looking for space and greenery within reach of the city. Households are small (1.96 members on average), the average age is 48.8 against 46.6 in the province, and foreign residents make up 11.2%. Declared incomes are below the Bologna average.

Loiano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.172 g, not negligible for that class. In the Bologna Apennines, though, the first thing to check is the ground: clays and unstable slopes are common, and landslides can affect houses and roads. The report checks the official landslide maps and the gradient for the address; before buying, also look for cracks in walls and subsidence in yards and driveways.

Key points

  • Ridge between the Savena and Idice, on the Futa road.
  • 4,510 residents, up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, snow and heavy heating costs.
  • Seismic zone 3; check landslides at the address.

Overview

Loiano is a municipality in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,510 residents, ranked 43 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Loiano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (43 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.172 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Loiano declared an average taxable income of 24,670 euros, below the provincial average (29,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Loiano is in climate zone F, with 3,171 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 714 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Loiano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.2% of the land in Loiano, compared with 9.0% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Loiano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Loiano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Loiano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Loiano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 66 inhabited census areas in Loiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.5%
  • fair 55.1%
  • good 36.3%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 037034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.